National Agriculture Day – Food, Fibre & Forestry Facts set the scene

National Agriculture Day – Food, Fibre & Forestry Facts set the scene

Today the National Farmers’ Federation released the popular reference document Food, Fibre & Forestry Facts: A Summary of Australia’s Agriculture Sector, an authoritative publication designed as a fast reference to top-of-mind national and state-by-state farm facts.

Each year, on average each Australian farmer feeds 600 people.

Agriculture powers 1.6 million Australian jobs.

Australian farmers manage 48 per cent of the nation’s landmass.

In the past decade, our primary industries have led the nation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

There are 85,681 Australian agricultural businesses that have an Estimated Value of Agricultural Operations (EVAO) of $40,000 or greater.

Food, Fibre & Forestry Facts references data from leading authorities such as the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics and Science (ABARES), the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR).

“Food, Fibre & Forestry Facts outlines, in numbers, why all Australians, city and bush-based, young and old, can feel proud of our great farm sector and the many industries that support it,” Ms Simson said.

“On November 21, I urge everyone from Broome to Bordertown, Bundaberg to Bondi, and Bourke to Brunswick to join us with in celebrating our great agriculture industry.”

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